Maxwell Is In The House - Pollstar News

Maxwell lays down a summer romp in support of the second album of his trilogy. The June-August run includes stops in Sacramento, Nashville, Toronto, Montreal and Oklahoma City.

Photo: Bryan Steffy

Pearl Concert Theater, Las Vegas, Nev.

BlackSUMMERS’night is the second album from the set that began with 2009’s BLACKsummers’night. Due out July 1 on Columbia, the LP’s first single is “Lake By The Ocean.”

The tour follows his April 23 appearance at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and his April 24 stop at the Tobago Jazz Experience. Are you ready for the man The New York Times described as “one of R&B’s most elegant accessories to seduction?” The adventure follows Maxwell’s stop at Essence during the music festival’s June 30-July 3 run at New Orleans’ Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Here are the dates:

June 18 – Tacoma, Wash., Emerald Queen Casino
June 20 – Sacramento, Calif., Sacramento Community Center Theater
June 21 – Saratoga, Calif., The Mountain Winery
June 23 – Paso Robles, Calif., Vina Robles Amphitheatre
June 28 – Albuquerque, N.M., Sandia Resort And Casino
June 29 – Oklahoma City, Okla., The Criterion
July 4 – Montreal, Quebec, Olympia de Montreal
July 5 – Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall
July 6 – Buffalo, N.Y., Shea’s Performing Arts Center
July 8 – Mashantucket, Conn., Grand Theater
July 9 – Brooklyn, N.Y., The Amphitheater At Coney Island Boardwalk
July 11 – Columbus, Ohio, Palace Theatre
July 12 – Mount Pleasant, Mich., Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
July 14 – Louisville, Ky., The Louisville Palace Theatre
July 15 – Nashville, Tenn., Ascend Amphitheater
July 16 – North Little Rock, Ark., Verizon Arena
July 18 – Austin, Texas, Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater
July 19 – San Antonio, Texas, Majestic Theatre
July 22 – Gadsden, Ala., Spotlight 29 Casino
July 26 – Greenville, S.C., Peace Center Concert Hall
July 27 – Norfolk, Va., Chrysler Hall
July 29 – Raleigh, N.C., Red Hat Amphitheater
July 30 – Chattanooga, Tenn., Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Aud.
July 31 – Birmingham, Ala., Concert Hall At The BJCC
Aug. 3 – Orlando, Fla., Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts
Aug. 4 – Clearwater, Fla., Ruth Eckerd Hall
Aug. 6 – Augusta, Ga., William B. Bell Auditorium
Aug. 7 – Jacksonville, Fla., Moran Theater

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